MDG: Eastern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

MDG: Eastern Asia
9.03 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
9.91 years
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
45th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.91 years against 9.03 years in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.88 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 221 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 7.81 years 5.23 years 2.58 years MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 8.98 years 8.23 years 0.7486 years MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 8.95 years 9.15 years 0.2063 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, MDG: Eastern Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.91 years against 9.03 years in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
0.88 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 45th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release